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You can now become "friends" with the city of Coral Springs, on Facebook. But be warned: If you do, your own comments and Facebook info might become public record. The city sent out a news release two weeks ago saying the Facebook page is up, after a little bit of public debate about the legalities (see below.) It's not easy finding the city's official page, because there are so many Coral Springs pages. This is the official one, right here. The city warns potential "friends" about this: Under Florida law, all content on the City?

A sister-in-law, in search of prayers, has set up a Facebook page for Hollywood firefighter David Avilez. "The outpouring of prayers and love has been AMAZING," wrote Madelyn Gonzalez in an e-mail to the Sun Sentinel. He landed on his head doing a flip while skim boarding in the surf on Hollywood beach Thursday, according to his wife Priscilla Avilez. Emergency responders placed a collar around his neck to immobilize it, inserted a tube in his mouth to help him breathe and rushed him to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood.

It seems hard to believe that a year ago, Valerie Miyares was hoping she'd be able to create a community atmosphere at first-year West Broward. Miyares was named the school's first athletic director and charged with the task of building the athletic program from scratch. One of her biggest challenges--along with hiring a coaching staff--was finding ways to convince parents that West Broward would be a good fit for students, most of whom had been at Cypress Bay and Everglades. Sure enough, the vision Miyares and her coaching staff had came together this year for West Broward.

OMG, your condominium doesn't Facebook or Tweet? Slow adoption of online socializing puts your neighborhood behind the times as social media fever spreads across South Florida condo and homeowners communities. "We just got started," said Maria Varona, the marketing manager for Frenchman's Creek Beach & Country Club, a beachfront community of about 600 townhomes and villas in Palm Beach Gardens. "We're using Facebook to get the word out about how much fun it is to live here. It allows us to share the special South Florida lifestyle we offer here.

Coral Springs Mayor Scott Brook talked about his city's desire to have a Facebook page, in this clip from our morning TV show on WSFL. Brook explained the Sunshine Law issues that come up when elected officials communicate with the public on a non-official website. The attorney general has determined that the Sunshine Law's rules about retaining public records would apply to postings about public business, and two elected officials on the same board cannot communicate about public business there.

Now is your chance to take your photo with one of The Big 3. 1) Download this PDF of Chris Bosh , and cut him out. 2) Take him on the town with you. Have a few drinks. Maybe hit the beach. Wherever you go, bring him along. He is small enough to fit in your purse or pocket! 3) Snap a few photos with him, and upload your pics to our Facebook page . Come back on Sunday for your photo op with Dwyane Wade, and again on Tuesday to be seen with LeBron James. The best photo will win WIN A $50 TARGET GIFT CARD at the end of the finals.

Tamarac Commissioner Patte Atkins-Grad was found not guilty of corruption charges, but a movement to oust her is forming before she's even set foot again in City Hall. Organizers have pledged to gather enough signatures to force a special election to replace her, and have started a "Recall Patte Atkins Grad — Fight Tamarac Corruption" Facebook page. "We believe that claimed stupidity is not an excuse for taking money from developers in return for votes on their projects," they say. "The people who are doing this are very sad. It's really sick," said Atkins-Grad.

Users will see familiar icons on the home page of Sugar Sand Park, and the park's Children's Science Explorium and Willow Theatre micro sites that link to their Facebook page and Twitter account. There's even a link to a science experiment on YouTube. The links were just activated, as the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District makes its first foray into social media, catching up with the city. Police Services was the first department to use social media in 2008, said Mark Economou, public information manager.

According to some, the Mayan Calendar is counting down to the Earth's demise. Dec. 21, 2012. How will it end do you ask? An asteroid impact? Maybe strange cosmic alignments will rip the Earth apart? Or... Nothing! Whatever happens we will all have the next fours years, and counting, to talk about it. Good luck! Check out our Mayan calendar interactive to see how it works. Oh! And for those who want to keep up with our impending doom, like me, we have this convenient countdown widget available to post to your Web site, Facebook page, Myspace.

School zone by day, party zone by night. The Balere Language Academy in Miami is an A-rated charter school, home to children in kindergarten through middle school, reports The Miami Herald. But at night the school was open for strictly adult entertainment. There were clues: Empty beer bottles, lingering tobacco smells, and party promotion fliers advertising Push it to Da Limit Pt-1: The Flossin Edition, according to The Herald. Calls to Outlaw Skinny Promotions, the party promoter which lists the same address at the school on its Facebook page, were not returned to The Herald.